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Decorated Japanese rectangular card holder, MIYABI TSURU

Width 6 cm
Length 9.5 cm
Compositions resin
Product origin made in Japan
Colour black
Height 1.5 cm

Decorated Japanese rectangular card holder, MIYABI TSURU, Made in Japan

Maki-e (絵, literally: "strewn painting", or "sprinkled image") is a form of lacquer art practiced in Japan. The lacquered surface is sprinkled with gold or silver powder, using a makizutsu or a kebo brush. The technique was developed mainly in the Heian period (794–1185) and flourished in the Edo period (1603–1868). The maki-e objects were originally designed as interior items for court nobles.